2016 Land Rover Evoque Coming to India Soon

It was back in 2011 that Land Rover launched the Evoque and with its radical styling, the compact SUV made a room for itself in people's hearts. The 2016 version of the car was launched February this year and well it's on its way to India.

Jaguar Land Rover has imported two units of the 2016 Range Rover Evoque facelift to India for homologation. Two variants - Pure and Dynamic - have made their way here and this can mean only one thing that the launch of the car is around the corner.

It was in March this year that the company started locally assembling the Evoque and well, looks like the new one will be assembled here too. Currently the Evoque is priced at Rs. 48.73 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai) and the new one comes with a host of changes but it is likely that the price of the car could remain untouched.

So, what are the changes? The change in the design at the front is noticeable, thanks to the restyled bumper, bigger air intakes, tweaked grille and full LED adaptive head-lamps.

There's also a new tailgate spoiler, different graphics for the LED tail-lamps, and fresh alloy wheel designs. The changes continue on the inside too; the new Evoque benefits from new door casings, seats, and an updated infotainment system equipped with an 8-inch touch-screen display.

The new Evoque borrows the All-Terrain Progress Control (ATPC) system from the larger Range Rover, which helps the Evoque maintain a pre-established speed when tackling rough terrain. However, the most significant change is under the hood. The facelift receives the all-aluminum Ingenium TD4 turbodiesel engine, which is 20-30 Kg lighter than its predecessor, and will be offered in two states of tune - 150bhp and 180bhp. There is also the Si4 turbocharged petrol engine with 240bhp that allows the Evoque go from 0-100Km/h in 7.6 seconds before topping out at 217Km/h.

The new car gets plenty in terms of safety features too; it comes with a lane-keeping assist system featuring a stereo digital camera to detect unintended lane changes and when this happens, the system will automatically apply the steering to keep the car in lane.

There's also the autonomous emergency braking system that can diminish the severity of an impact by automatically applying the brakes in case of an imminent collision. It also gets the attention assist estimation system, which monitors steering inputs to detect whether the driver is at risk of falling asleep behind the wheel. Upon detection of drowsiness, the driver is notified via visual and audio warnings.

We await Jaguar Land Rover's invite for the launch and will keep you posted on other details soon.